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1002 lines
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{
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"wee":{
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"antonyms":[
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
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"colossal",
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"cosmic",
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"cosmical",
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"giant",
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"gigantic",
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"herculean",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"huge",
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"immense",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"titanic",
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"tremendous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": very early":[
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"wee hours of the morning"
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],
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": very small : diminutive":[],
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"western equine encephalitis":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He's just a wee lad.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"HunterGirl, for instance, is just a wee bit better. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"And then Thor's smiling face appears, making Quill a wee bit uncomfortable. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"The dress is available for wee ones newborn to 24 months for $18.99. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"There\u2019s also an interactive adventure theater and a discovery museum sure to keep wee ones engaged. \u2014 Lori A. May, Chron , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Each contains art and science activities to get stuck into, from deep sea and dinosaurs for wee ones to a road trip around the USA for older kids. \u2014 Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"But there are other options, including haunts, a hayride, movies and more, plus a half-dozen family friendly outings for the wee ones. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"Face painting, a balloon artist and free snow cones also proved popular with the wee ones. \u2014 Chris M. Worrell, cleveland , 8 Aug. 2021",
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"He was reportedly blacklisted from the Emmys for telling jokes at the 1991 ceremony about masturbation and Pee- wee Herman actor Paul Reubens\u2019s arrest for indecent exposure; the bit was censored for West Coast audiences. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English we , from we , noun, little bit, from Old English w\u01e3ge weight; akin to Old English wegan to move, weigh \u2014 more at way":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"atomic",
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"bitsy",
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"bitty",
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"infinitesimal",
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"itty-bitty",
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"itsy-bitsy",
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"little bitty",
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"microminiature",
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"microscopic",
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"microscopical",
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"miniature",
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"minuscule",
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"minute",
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"teensy",
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"teensy-weensy",
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"teeny",
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"teeny-weeny",
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"tiny",
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"weeny",
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"weensy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182919",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"weeds":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a band of crape worn on a man's hat as a sign of mourning":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": a weedy growth of plants":[],
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": an obnoxious growth, thing, or person":[],
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": dress worn as a sign of mourning (as by a widow)":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": garment":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural"
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],
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": marijuana":[],
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": to clear of weeds":[
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"weed a garden"
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],
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": to free from something hurtful or offensive":[],
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": to get rid of (something harmful or superfluous)":[
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"\u2014 often used with out"
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],
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": to remove the less desirable portions of":[],
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": to remove weeds or something harmful":[],
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": tobacco products":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We need to weed the garden."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wede , from Old English w\u01e3d, gew\u01e3de ; akin to Old Norse v\u0101th cloth, clothing and perhaps to Lithuanian austi to weave":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English w\u0113od weed, herb; akin to Old Saxon wiod weed":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071017",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"week after week":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": for several or many weeks":[
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"These problems have continued week after week ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105609",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"weekday":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any day of the week except Sunday or now usually except Saturday and Sunday":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The library is open on weekdays from 9:00 to 5:00.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday . \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
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"Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday . \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
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"An unobtrusive camera catches 435 speeding drivers every weekday in the Soundview neighborhood in the Bronx. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Brunch is served on the weekends and happy hour rocks from 4pm to 6 pm every weekday . \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Both numbers are still below the 2019 weekday average of 5.5 million, however, Bloomberg reported. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
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"Since the mid-2000s the air horn that the business bought from a train company has been ringing through the streets of downtown for 13 seconds every weekday at noon and 5 p.m. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 7 May 2022",
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"Get the full 5 Things experience with Kate Bolduan every weekday at 7 a.m. ET. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Metra plans to add 21 trains per weekday to the 45 currently operating on the northwest line, which runs from Ogilvie Transportation Center to McHenry and Harvard. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1534, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02ccd\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114805",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weenie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": frankfurter":[],
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": nerd":[
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"computer weenies"
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],
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": penis":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Don't be such a weenie .",
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"an inner-directed individual who could have cared less if others stuck the dreaded \u201c weenie \u201d label on him",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"My favorite pooch menu item, though, is the weenie -tini, with chicken broth, chicken whipped cream and doggy biscuit crumble. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"In Michigan, according to the survey, a favorite snack to serve for the Super Bowl is cocktail weenies . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Jan. 2020",
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"Everybody is happy to see cocktail weenies on the table. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Jan. 2020",
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"Open Monday through Saturday until Christmas Eve, expect strong drinks, holiday tunes, and twinkling lights, alongside elevated \u201870s-cocktail food, like weenies in barbecue sauce, meatballs in red sauce, and warm chocolate chip cookies. \u2014 Joseph Hernandez, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 Dec. 2019",
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"Your pup has the opportunity to bob for weenies , participate in an agility course, trick or treat, pose in a photo booth, search for bones in the grave yard, costume contests and more. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 6 Oct. 2019",
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"Then, watch a few speedy weenies race to the finish lines during the Dachshund Dash. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
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"This won\u2019t be a s\u2019mores-and- weenie -roast kind of family vacation. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 6 June 2019",
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"But hanging out by the pool and roasting weenies wasn\u2019t the original purpose of the day. \u2014 Brian Clark Howard And Sydney Combs, National Geographic , 24 May 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of wienie":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bookworm",
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"dink",
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"dork",
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"geek",
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"grind",
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"nerd",
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"swot",
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"wonk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054546",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"weensy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
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"colossal",
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"cosmic",
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"cosmical",
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"giant",
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"gigantic",
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"herculean",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"huge",
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"immense",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"titanic",
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"tremendous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": exceptionally small : tiny":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"stumbled upon a weeny frog in the front yard"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1781, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of wee":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"atomic",
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"bitsy",
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"bitty",
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"infinitesimal",
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"itty-bitty",
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"itsy-bitsy",
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"little bitty",
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"microminiature",
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"microscopic",
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"microscopical",
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"miniature",
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"minuscule",
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"minute",
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"teensy",
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"teensy-weensy",
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"teeny",
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"teeny-weeny",
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"tiny",
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"wee"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004840",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"weeny":{
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"antonyms":[
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
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"colossal",
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"cosmic",
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"cosmical",
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"giant",
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"gigantic",
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"herculean",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"huge",
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"immense",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"titanic",
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"tremendous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": exceptionally small : tiny":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"stumbled upon a weeny frog in the front yard"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1781, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of wee":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"atomic",
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"bitsy",
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"bitty",
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"infinitesimal",
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"itty-bitty",
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"itsy-bitsy",
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"little bitty",
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"microminiature",
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"microscopic",
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"microscopical",
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"miniature",
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"minuscule",
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"minute",
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"teensy",
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"teensy-weensy",
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"teeny",
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"teeny-weeny",
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"tiny",
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"wee"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011922",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"weep":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to droop over : bend":[],
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": to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail":[
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"weeping the sins and errors of his youth",
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"\u2014 Edward Gibbon"
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],
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": to express passion (such as grief) by shedding tears":[],
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": to exude (a fluid) slowly : ooze":[
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"a tree weeping sap"
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],
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": to flow sluggishly or in drops":[],
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": to give off or leak fluid slowly : ooze":[],
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": to pour forth (tears) from the eyes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He wept at the news of her death.",
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"She sat down and wept .",
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"He wept bitter tears of disappointment.",
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"The meringue will weep if you put it in the fridge.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Any undissolved sugar will absorb water and your meringue may collapse or weep . \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
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"By contrast, the French word for scarcity, raret\u00e9, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep , with engag\u00e9, \u00e9cart\u00e9, and retard\u00e9 leading the pack. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Grown men and women will weep in the streets, but also laugh, because this book is every genre and also an entirely new genre, and that new genre will be named after me. \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
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"At the Botanical Garden, discreet paths lead to forested nooks with private benches and logs perfect to weep on. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Foo Fighters fans weep Friday at the Stereo Picnic festival in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, after the death of the band's drummer, Taylor Hawkins. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"At this point, to the visible discomfort of the roomful of older men, Holmes begins to weep . \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"When Anzu summons his energies, the tiny marshmallowy creatures that constitute his city\u2019s people do not weep or flee but instead dance, laugh and play. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"At their modern-day shows, attendees may not know whether to weep or to literally get a buzz on from the actual physiological oscillation produced by four master voices meticulously coming together. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 27 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wepen , from Old English w\u0113pan ; akin to Old High German wuoffan to weep, Serbian & Croatian vapiti to cry out":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bleed",
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"exude",
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"ooze",
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"percolate",
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"seep",
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"strain",
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"sweat",
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"transude"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055859",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"weeping":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unbending",
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"upright"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having slender pendent branches":[
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"a weeping beech"
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],
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": rainy":[],
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": tearful":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"with its long, weeping fronds, this plant makes a nice ornamental",
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"a weeping song about a long-lost love",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The show manages to stay on the brink \u2014 always laughing, never quite weeping \u2014 for its entire length. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The preview clip from tonight\u2019s episode promises more weeping , awkward conversations, and women trying to keep their mascara from getting all over their faces. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Feb. 2020",
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"Neither weeping woman, goddess or doormat, Maar is a transfixing figure. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"The weeping judges reached for the 10 paddles for a perfect score. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"Ruby Falls\u2019 also takes up less room because of its weeping habit. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 1 Oct. 2019",
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"The Archdiocese of Chicago's report on the weeping incidents was inconclusive and produced no evidence of a miracle. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019",
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"Here, the couple stores two 300-gallon water cisterns tucked under a weeping birch tree and plants more than 500 square feet of garden beds with vegetables and flowers. \u2014 Amy Pennington, The Seattle Times , 19 May 2019",
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"The weeping forms of ornamental cherries make for particularly striking specimens. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113-pi\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bowed",
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"bowing",
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"declined",
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"declining",
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"descendant",
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"descendent",
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"descending",
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"drooping",
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"droopy",
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"hanging",
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"hung",
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"inclining",
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"nodding",
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"pendulous",
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"sagging",
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"stooping"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232609",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"weepy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": inclined to weep : tearful":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She started getting weepy when she talked about her mother.",
|
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"I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Going to a weepy or experiencing a tragedy in a book has a strengthening effect. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Bradley Cooper got emotional, and a little weepy even, when talking about addiction and fatherhood on the SmartLess podcast with Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Most all berries work (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries), but avoid strawberries, which can be too soft and weepy . \u2014 Ali Slagle, Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 May 2022",
|
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"But Zuckerberg had reason to be weepy : His company\u2019s stock had fallen 26 percent, wiping out more than $200 billion in market value, after a disastrous earnings forecast. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"On a series with no shortage of weepy story lines, William is a figure of singular pathos. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Plus, has anyone in the history of time been more attractive than weepy single dad Jude Law in glasses",
|
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"Adele, the queen of broken hearts who has built a career on weepy ballads, is a happy gal these days. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The final showdown, an interminable search-and-rescue mission on an island compound off the coast of Japan, supposes that what the fans want more than anything else is weepy , wheezy clich\u00e9-mongering. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113-p\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"lachrymose",
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"tearful",
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"teary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224203",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"weep hole":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hole (as in a wall or foundation) that is designed to drain off accumulated water":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Outfitted with pipes that slant downward toward the front of the wall, the weep holes would allow water to drip out beyond the face of the brick. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Use a piece of wire to clear any weep holes in storm windows. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Use a piece of wire to clear any weep holes in storm windows. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Use a piece of wire to clear any weep holes in storm windows. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Use a piece of wire to clear any weep holes in storm windows. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Use a piece of wire to clear any weep holes in storm windows. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Use a piece of wire to clear any weep holes in storm windows. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Use a piece of wire to clear any weep holes in storm windows. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 3 Sep. 2019"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161059"
|
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},
|
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"weepie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tearjerker":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113-p\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Finch is, by design, a road movie, a robot\u2019s coming-of-age tale, an ecological cautionary tale, a sci-fi weepie , Cast Away: The End-Times Edition, and a two-hander drama, with one of said hands being metal. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At the Oscars in 1980, Henry became the youngest nominee in any category after receiving a nod for best supporting actor for his role as a cherubic child torn between his divorcing parents (Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep) in Robert Benton\u2019s weepie . \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Although based on a real story, this new movie can\u2019t help but traffic in the same sort of earnest schmaltz that made that 1970 Oscar winner such a crowd-pleasing weepie . \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Sirk is well-known for his lush Technicolor weepies , which helped catapult Hudson's matinee idol looks to romantic hero status. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 3 May 2020",
|
|
"Justin Baldoni, who tackled the teen weepie Five Feet Apart, is back in uplifting-teen-tragedy mode, helming the true story of Zach Sobiech, a high school kid who is diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"There\u2019s little doubt that sports journalist Mitch Albom\u2019s weepie , affirming memoir about reuniting with his college professor Morrie Schwartz could make a fine two-hander. \u2014 Lisa Kennedy, The Know , 8 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The filmmakers and their charmingly sympathetic leads leave us with a picture of connubial needs and desires which, while maybe improbable, conjures up all the absorbing wistfulness of a classic weepie . \u2014 Tom Russo, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2018",
|
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"Even his less gratifying efforts \u2014 a passable, if underwhelming pair of Spider-Man films and last year's by-the-book weepie Gifted \u2014 were crafted with polish and professionalism. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Aug. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165129"
|
|
},
|
|
"weekdays":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": on weekdays repeatedly : on any weekday":[
|
|
"takes a bus weekdays"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02ccd\u0101z"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dana Perino currently hosts FOX News Channel\u2019s (FNC) The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino ( weekdays 2-3 p.m. ET) and also serves as co-host of The Five (weekdays 5-6 p.m. ET). \u2014 Fox News , 1 May 2020",
|
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"Lunch and dinner continuously weekdays ; dinner only on Saturday. \u2014 Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The shelter is open for adoptions weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Potential adopters should arrive at least an hour before closing time to complete an adoption. \u2014 Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News , 2 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The shelter is open for adoptions weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Potential adopters should arrive at least an hour before closing time to complete an adoption. \u2014 Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News , 2 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The shelter is open for adoptions weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Potential adopters should arrive at least an hour before closing time to complete an adoption. \u2014 Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News , 2 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The shelter is open for adoptions weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Potential adopters should arrive at least an hour before closing time to complete an adoption. \u2014 Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News , 2 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The shelter is open for adoptions weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Potential adopters should arrive at least an hour before closing time to complete an adoption. \u2014 Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News , 2 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The shelter is open for adoptions weekdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Potential adopters should arrive at least an hour before closing time to complete an adoption. \u2014 Peninsula Humane Society, The Mercury News , 26 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1694, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033330"
|
|
},
|
|
"week":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a week beginning with a specified day or containing a specified holiday":[
|
|
"the week of the 18th"
|
|
],
|
|
": a week appointed for public recognition of some cause":[],
|
|
": any seven consecutive days":[],
|
|
": a series of regular working, business, or school days during each 7-day period":[],
|
|
": a time seven days before or after a specified day":[
|
|
"last Sunday week"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the last week of the month",
|
|
"I can meet you sometime next week .",
|
|
"The menu changes each week .",
|
|
"You can never be sure what will happen from one week to the next .",
|
|
"The menu changes from week to week .",
|
|
"The baby is two weeks old. [a two- week .",
|
|
"I'll be on vacation for two weeks starting this Tuesday.",
|
|
"That car rents for $200 a week .",
|
|
"I arrived a week ago.",
|
|
"It took him two weeks to paint the house.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The call center is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Love Island USA \u2014 which is inspired by the daily U.K. series of the same name \u2014 will air a new episodes on Peacock six days a week . \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In one case, a multimedia conglomerate required anyone living within a certain radius of its California office return in-person three days a week . \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Pac-Man can be seen patrolling the station with the help of his human handler eight hours a day, three days a week . \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And the group\u2019s remaining 17 restaurants and catering sites haven\u2019t reopened seven days a week . \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite the fact that many workplaces have reopened their doors, a significant proportion of workers\u2014not to mention some of their employers\u2014have been reluctant to return to the office five days a week . \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Apple has delayed a requirement for corporate employees to work from the office three days a week . \u2014 Nicholas Gordon And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week , and serve as an after-hours watering hole with live music, line dancing and karaoke. \u2014 Randy Tucker, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English weke , from Old English wicu, wucu ; akin to Old High German wehha week and perhaps to Latin vicis change, alternation, Old High German wehsal exchange":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052538"
|
|
},
|
|
"week in and week out":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": every week for many weeks : for a long time without stopping or changing":[
|
|
"He has been working week in and week out with no vacation."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054948"
|
|
},
|
|
"weeze":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ooze":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English wesen , from Old English w\u0113san , from w\u014ds juice, sap":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105623"
|
|
},
|
|
"weeping willow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Asian willow ( Salix babylonica ) introduced into North America that has slender pendent branches":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Just after bursting into a dazzling display, the firework takes on the appearance of a weeping willow with its drooping arms curving downwards. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Elsewhere in the backyard, there are several unusual plants, including a large weeping willow tree. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When Elaine did finally erect a memorial to its victims in April, the remembrance -- a weeping willow tree -- was chopped down, Olson says. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"When Elaine did finally erect a memorial to its victims in April, the remembrance -- a weeping willow tree -- was chopped down, Olson says. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"When Elaine did finally erect a memorial to its victims in April, the remembrance -- a weeping willow tree -- was chopped down, Olson says. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"When Elaine did finally erect a memorial to its victims in April, the remembrance -- a weeping willow tree -- was chopped down, Olson says. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"Family and close friends shared joyful stories beneath a weeping willow . \u2014 David Biller, Star Tribune , 22 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The weeping willow has a relative in the Arctic (Salix herbacea) that tops out at less than 2 inches. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122220"
|
|
},
|
|
"Wee Frees":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": members of the Free Church of Scotland formed of a minority of the original Free Church of Scotland who refused to enter into a merger in 1900 with the United Presbyterian Church to form the United Free Church of Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8fr\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Wee Free ( Kirk ), nickname applied to minority of the Free Church of Scotland":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140154"
|
|
},
|
|
"weekend":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to spend the weekend":[
|
|
"weekending in the country"
|
|
],
|
|
": active in a specified role only on weekends or part-time":[
|
|
"a weekend father",
|
|
"weekend athletes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02ccend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"What are you doing this weekend ",
|
|
"The office is closed on weekends .",
|
|
"I'm going away for the weekend .",
|
|
"She won a weekend in Cancun.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Her family weekends on the coast during the summer.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Though summer officially kicked off in late June, this Fourth of July long weekend \u2014filled with family picnics, BBQs, and beach days\u2014really marks the beginning of the season. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 4 July 2022",
|
|
"The music superstar headlined the American Express Presents BST Hyde Park festival for two nights this weekend , performing to a crowd of 65,000 fans in London's Hyde Park. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Before vaccines were made available, the Navajo Nation went to extremes to stop the spread, imposing curfews and weekend -long shutdowns. \u2014 Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Across San Diego County this Fourth of July weekend , parties, festivals and other celebrations will commence, with local DJs setting the mood and selecting music to best represent the Independence Day holiday. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Armstrong is among several artists who spoke out against the Supreme Court\u2019s actions this weekend onstage. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Sunday Routine article on Page 2 this weekend about Catherine Burns misstates her position at the Moth. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Major League Baseball has at least 15 games each day this weekend . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Snow, severe storms and triple-digit heat are expected across the US this Memorial Day weekend . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Veteran evening anchor Jeff Hullinger has been moved to weekend evening anchor. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 5 July 2022",
|
|
"In-person showings and meetings were prohibited, and weekend open houses were canceled. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The top 50 and ties advanced to weekend play - a total of 52 players. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From work to weekend , the soft, flowy dress is all about the details, like blouson sleeves and tassel ties at the split neck. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Here are 25 cheap girls weekend getaway ideas that still deliver plenty of priceless moments, too. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The top 50 and ties advanced to weekend play \u2013 a total of 52 players, but many notable players who won\u2019t be playing the weekend at Augusta National, including Jordan Spieth (+6), Brooks Koepka (+6), Xander Schauffele (+7) and Bryson DeChambeau (+9). \u2014 USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s one for those agility lessons, another for my course, and a third for that spa weekend away. \u2014 Harry Guinness, Wired , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Indian Super Chief Limited was surprisingly capable when the going got technical, and is ready to weekend tour right out of the box. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Fyre Festival was supposed to be an elaborate, weekend -long music festival in 2017 with tickets costing up to $250,000. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Plus eight more weekend -fun ideas from Times listings coordinator Matt Cooper. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of bus drivers are out sick during the surge of the omicron variant, putting weekend -level bus service on the region\u2019s roads seven days a week. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This winter, the team will sponsor a growing, weekend -long pond hockey tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"At these multi- weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 June 2021",
|
|
"Not many players in this field had experienced a multi- weekend run. \u2014 Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The organization is developing weekend virtual camps. \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Weekend brunch may be in the offing, and McGill is seeking a permit for sidewalk seating. \u2014 Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times , 16 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1638, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165209"
|
|
},
|
|
"weekends":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": on weekends repeatedly : on any weekend":[
|
|
"travels weekends"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02ccen(d)z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193614"
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},
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"weeping spruce":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tall spruce ( Picea breweriana ) of California and Oregon with slender pendulous branches and soft, heavy, and close-grained wood":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195342"
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},
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"week in, week out":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": every week for many weeks : for a long time without stopping or changing":[
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"He has been working week in, week out with no vacation."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222147"
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},
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"week after next":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the week after the next one":[
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"We'll meet the week after next ."
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]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222404"
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},
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"weekend warrior":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Or that weekend warrior who doesn\u2019t comprehend the inexorable power of the water. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
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"Running watch-free is beneficial for more than just the casual jogger or weekend warrior . \u2014 Lauren Kent, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Say yes to the trip, say yes to being a weekend warrior , say yes to life! \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 Aug. 2021",
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"Say yes to the trip, say yes to being a weekend warrior , say yes to life! \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 Aug. 2021",
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"Say yes to the trip, say yes to being a weekend warrior , say yes to life! \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 July 2021",
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"Say yes to the trip, say yes to being a weekend warrior , say yes to life! \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 July 2021",
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"Say yes to the trip, say yes to being a weekend warrior , say yes to life! \u2014 Meghan Ros, Glamour , 1 July 2021",
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"In the years that followed, Krismer hosted weekend warrior races for non-professional car and motorcycle riders. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231044"
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},
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"wee folk":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fairies":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014147"
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},
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"weekender":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who vacations or visits for a weekend":[],
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": weekend bag":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8en-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The town is populated with weekenders from New York City.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some of these can\u2019t-miss gifts include a carryall weekender bag perfect for getaways and road trips, craft bitters to add to your home bar and even wireless headphones. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
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"But plotting the trip was a bit more complicated, and came with more questions, than a throw-a-bikini-in-a- weekender -and-go Caribbean stint. \u2014 Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country , 18 May 2022",
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"With this reader-favorite swim brand packed in your weekender , your summer vacations will look and feel that much better. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Available in a variety of colors, this weekender bag has a main compartment with one zipper pocket and multiple zipper pockets on the exterior. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Any woman in your life will appreciate classic wardrobe updates like a gorgeous pair of By Far boots, a sophisticated M\u00e8tier weekender tote, or a luxe Cara Cara wool cardigan. \u2014 Vogue , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"The bottom shoe section of a weekender bag is great, or use the mesh covering side of your suitcase to keep your boots far away from any liquids, lotions, or other fragile items. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Everlane has tons of slouchy leather totes and even weekender bags on offer, but our readers love the ease of the Transit bag. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Tons of weekender bags, duffels, and travel backpacks are on sale too. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 26 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014750"
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},
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"weedy":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": abounding with or consisting of weeds":[],
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": resembling a weed especially in vigorous growth or ready propagation":[],
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": noticeably lean and scrawny : lanky":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0113-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lush",
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"luxuriant",
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"prosperous",
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"rampant",
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"rank"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"sparse"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s because the vast majority of the options on hand (some industry-recommended, some bestsellers and others chosen at random) suffered from a sad fruit-seltzer sameness, an unpardonably weedy aftertaste or both. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
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"Target largemouth bass in the weeds: Flipping lures to the weeds for largemouth bass is a top tactic throughout the year, said Halter, but post-spawn bass feed heavily in late spring on baitfish trying to hide in the weedy cover. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
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"Amid the weedy jungle in Lake Rotom\u0101\u2019s shallows, an enormous clearing has emerged. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"The remains of 10 people were found in 2010 and 2011 in the weedy sections off Ocean Parkway near Jones Beach. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
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"This year, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium had an exciting event take place when its weedy seadragons gave birth. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The tour revealed thickets of weedy grass, old tires, and other rusty detritus. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"On Friday, Earth Day, hundreds of conservationists and legislators gathered with joy and a sense of triumph on a weedy hill overlooking the Liberty Canyon Road exit to break ground on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The remains of 10 people were found in 2010 and 2011 in the weedy sections off Ocean Parkway near Jones Beach. \u2014 Bynadine El-bawab, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052033"
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}
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